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Windows 7 on Mac mini.

When running windows on virtual machine is not enough, I fired up Boot Camp on the Mac mini to install Windows 7.

Previously I was running Windows in Parallels 7, unfortunately there are some hardware that wouldn’t interface correctly in the virtual machine.

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Kindle Fire: One week after.

It has been one week since Amazon Kindle Fire arrived and there are a lot of things to say about it.

Let’s start with the good things.

  • The 7-inch tablet form factor is easy to hold with one hand.
  • Kindle Fire interface is visually pleasing.
  • Amazon Prime video streaming works really well (with good Internet connection, obviously).
  • Good color reproduction and viewing angle. Thanks to the IPS screen.
  • The User Interface is pretty responsive, in general.
  • The ability to sideload Android apps not from Amazon Appstore.

Here comes the bad things:

  • Bad power/lock button. It’s at the “bottom” of the Kindle Fire and easily pressed by accident.
  • No hardware volume buttons.
  • On-screen keyboard feels “floaty”.
  • 1024×600 screen ratio in landscape mode is hard to look at, especially for web-browsing and email.
  • Sluggish screen redraw.

There a re still a lot to say about Kindle Fire. Amazon can easily fix a lot of the issues through software updates.

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VMware only allows virtualization of OS X Lion and Mac OS X Server.

VMware clarifies that Fusion 4.1 should not allow virtualization of Mac OS X Snow Leopard client or older per Apple’s EULA.

From VMware Fusion Blog:

Running Mac OS X client in a virtual machine continues to require Lion (purchased from the Mac App Store or a USB thumb drive.)  Users should always ensure they remain in compliance with any applicable software license agreements.

Certainly this is not the news Mac users been waiting for.

 

 

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Do.com private beta.

Do.com has been sending out private beta invites.

Do.com iPhone App is available on iTunes Store.

Do.com is owned by Salesforce.com.

Whois do.com

Registrant:
Salesforce.com, Inc
1 Market Street
Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
US

Domain Name: DO.COM

Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Salesforce.com, Inc
1 Market Street
Suite 300
San Francisco, CA 94105
US
4159017000 fax: 4159017040

Record expires on 11-Feb-2021.
Record created on 28-Jun-2011.

Domain servers in listed order:

NS-416.AWSDNS-52.COM
NS-1617.AWSDNS-10.CO.UK
NS-1224.AWSDNS-25.ORG        205.251.196.200
NS-881.AWSDNS-46.NET

As usual details are unavailable since there’s a confidentiality clause in the private beta.

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Installing Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VMware.

So, you want to use iCloud and OS X Lion while you still need Mac OS X Snow Leopard

What you need:

I decided to install Mac OS X Snow Leopard in VMware on my MacBook Pro. Having 8GB of RAM on the MacBook Pro does help. I have been editing a few pictures using Photoshop and writing this post during the installation.

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VMware Fusion 4.1 now supports installations of Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard client.

UPDATE:
VMware said that this should not be the case, the next update will check the version of Mac OS X before installation. Only OS X Lion and Mac OS X Server are allowed for virtualization.

From MacNews:

One thing that was revealed is that you could run earlier versions of Mac OS X as a client under 4.1 (this was not previously possible with version 4.0.1). Given the licensing, we were incredibly surprised (although delighted) to see this. Unfortunately, while incredibly useful for developers wanting to test on multiple versions, this turns out to be an oversight.

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VMware has just updated VMware Fusion 4.1 with added support for installing Mac OS X Leopard and Snow Leopard client in addition to OS X Lion as noted by many including The Mac Observer.

This is certainly a good news for many Mac users, especially the ones who really need Snow Leopard and Rosetta support. Now you can have iCloud and Rosetta support in one Mac.

Buy VMware Fusion from Amazon.com.

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Backify versus Livedrive, the thickening plot.

Backify fires back at Livedrive by sending emails to signed-up users.

Dear <inser name here>,

We are writing to you in regards to the recent action taken by LiveDrive to close your backup/briefcase account.

Backify used to be a reseller for LiveDrive.com‘s services. Recently we were having some issues with their serive and they were literally unable to provide a solution to our problems. More information about these issues can be read on our homepage at www.backify.com. Tired of the service provided by LiveDrive, we asked them to close our reseller account. It may be noted that at no point did we ask them to close the accounts of our customers. But they went ahead and shut down the accounts of every Backify customer.

For every customer’s account, we have paid in advance a full year’s fee. So, the step taken by LiveDrive to close our customers’ accounts without refunding us is totally illegal, and we are considering our legal options at this time. Since your account was already paid fully for one year in advance, we request you to get in touch with LiveDrive and ask them to restore your service. Their customer support email address is support@livedrivesupport.com

Additionally, we understand that you may have spent considerable time/effort/bandwidth to upload your files to LiveDrive’s servers and by deleting your files/data without any notice they may have violated several laws. We also advice you to get legal help in case you suffered losses due to this sudden termination of service by LiveDrive.

Thanks,
Backify Team

To be honest, I’d like to take the position of doop‘s own Neutral President.

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